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Wilsdruff City (Germany)

Stadt Wilsdruff, Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sachsen

Last modified: 2022-11-26 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Wilsdruff city banner] 5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022
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Wilsdruff City

Wilsdruff Banner

It is a red-white vertical bicolour. The coat of arms is shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022

Wilsdruff Coat of Arms

Shield Argent a wall issuant Gules masoned Sable topped by two towers of the same with domed roofs and weather vanes.
Meaning:
The village was first mentioned in 1259. It was called a town in 1281 and a city in 1294. Since 1423 the city had proper mayor and council. In 1286 an estate was mentioned, which had been centre of a little lordship. The arms are based on a city seal from the 17th century, which had a circumscription "CIVIVM IN WILLANISDROF".
Source: Bensing et alii 1984, pp.491-492
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022

The banner was approved on 6 February 2001 and the arms were approved on 30 June 2000.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022


Kesselsdorf Borough

Kesselsdorf Banner

[Kesselsdorf borough banner] 5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022

It was a green-yellow vertical bicolour. The coat of arms was shifted towards the top.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022

Kesselsdorf Coat of Arms

Shield Or, on base Vert an eradicated linden of the same trunked Sable, at sinister a kettle Sable hanging on one of its branches.
Meaning:
The kettle (German: Kessel) is a cnting element. The linden is probably that one, which had been near the local church. Kesselsdorf is known by a battle, where the allied forces of Österreich and Sachsen were defeated by Prussian troops on 15 December 1745. The battle ended the 2nd Silesian War.
Source: German WIKIPEDIA
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022

Banner and arms were approved on 20 January 1999.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022


Mohorn Borough

Mohorn Banner

[Mohorn borough banner] 5:2 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022

It was a blue-white-blue vertical triband with ratio of stripes 1:2:1. The coat of arms was shifted towards the top in the white stripe.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022

Mohorn Coat of Arms

Shield Azure a heart Argent tierced by two arrows of the same and flanked by two attires in saltire of the same, issuant from heart three flowers of the same.
Source: this online catalogue
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022

The banner was approved on 28 April 1999. The arms were approved on 30 November 1994.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 Nov 2022


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